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The announcement is among the final actions to be taken by outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, pictured September 10, said on CNBC he is "cautiously optimistic" about chances for a deal to resolve the conflict

Iraqi Oil Minister Thami al-Ghadhban (L) and UAE's Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail al-Mazrouei attend an OPEC-JMMC meeting in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi

The European Central Bank also instituted an aggressive bond buying program in a bid to isolate the eurozone from a slowing global economy and trade tensions.

US President Donald Trump has been pressing the Federal Reserve to match the rate cuts of the European Central Bank

Higher open likely for the U.S. markets Thursday after the main equity futures indices climbed following goodwill gestures by the two sides in the Sino-U.S trade war.

A 14-year-old girl died while attempting to imitate a DIY video using a drink can and an alcohol burner. She, with another 13-year-old girl, was making popcorn when the apparatus suddenly exploded in their faces, leaving the teens with severe burn injuries.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that China would be the junior partner with revenues being split 60% to 40% in favor of the Philippines.

Increasing oil output, in particular by the United States, is putting pressure on OPEC and its allies to restrain production to keep prices stable

Saudi Arabia has been shouldering the burden of oil output cuts that came into effect in January, but other producers -- notably Nigeria and Iraq -- stand accused of exceeding their quotas

Humans are planning to set up a colony on Planet Mars, but a NASA engineer said they should instead plan on putting base on its moon.

A defiant protest anthem penned by an anonymous composer has become the unofficial new soundtrack to Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, belted out by crowds at flashmobs in malls, on the streets and in the football stands."Glory to Hong Kong" first appeared on YouTube on 31 August and has quickly won a huge following among those pushing for greater democratic freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

The Chinese government accepted recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council to ban discrimination against LGBTI people in March, and the World Health Organization removed "gender identity disorder" from its global manual of diagnoses in May

Trump has postponed by 15 days his new 30% tariff on Chinese goods as China marks the 70th anniversary of its communist government on Oct. 1.

China's Vice Premier Liu He (L) speaks with US President Donald Trump during a trade meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in April 2019

ECB Chief Mario Draghi is expected to enact more stimulus measures Thursday, but analysts warn to a risk the measures will underdeliver

The body of Zimbabwe's ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrived home on Wednesday to an honour guard in a country divided over the legacy of a former liberation hero whose 37-year rule was marked by repression and economic ruin.Mugabe, a guerrilla leader who rose to power after Zimbabwe's independence from Britain and governed until he was ousted by the military in 2017, died on Friday in Singapore, aged 95.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has made a blockbuster bid for the London Stock Exchange Group equivalent to $40 billion

Investors also mulled the Hong Kong stock exchange's unsolicited bid to buy the London Stock Exchange.